The Bush speech writers will likely tone down the emphasis on democracy after Hamas got elected in Palestine and an extreme Socialist was elected in a Bolivian landslide.
Evo Morales, the first indigenous president of Bolivia, took immediate steps to make his mark. He should — the average Bolivian president remains in office less than a year!
It’s a brave gesture. But to me this looks like another chapter in the history of doomed socialist experiments.
Consider building tourism instead, Mr. Morales. Look to Peru.
CNN.com – Bolivian president gives teachers half his pay – Jan 27, 2006
Rick McCharles 
I actually lived in bolivia for two years. The country is literally divided in half. The collas and the cambas. The collas live on the west side of the country and support moralez. The cambas live towards the east and are against his theories. It is a huge controversy for everyone there.